On the road, Truck simulator Options

[SubRosa]

Ohio is notorious for their toll roads, such as the Ohio Turnpike. So far as I know, we do not have any here in Michigan however.

I also cannot get the video to work.

[Lopov]

Thanks for the warning, it shows up fine for me, so it must be some regional-related issue. I'll try and fix it.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Jul 24 2020, 08:59 PM

[Lopov]

It's because of some song that's played on radio, there are copyright issues.

A friend of mine recommended me to port it over to HookTube.

Let me know if this link works.

[SubRosa]

No joy there either. I see an errror message that says = YouTube API said: The request cannot be completed because you have exceeded your quota.

[Acadian]

I get your vid (ATS in Las Vegas) with a prompt to hit play. When I hit play, it goes to 'Video unavailable'.

[Lopov]

The video is banned in US and Australia, that's why you can't see it, my Friend from France can see it fine, for instance. I don't have a solution ATM and I unfortunately already deleted the original video from my desktop. Now if I download it back from Youtube, it's in a miserable quality and I'd need to upload it to some other provider. Maybe I'll come up with some fix in the coming days, if there is any.

EDIT:
I found an option on Youtube to make the video mute, maybe that will fix it, the process will take a while. Then I'll write here the playlist to listen to while watching.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Jul 25 2020, 10:31 AM

[Lopov]

I think it'll work now. I don't see any warnings about restrictions anymore.

The video gets completely silent two times, two songs were problematic, because of copyrights in the USA and Australia. The first song wasn't that good, but the second one, close to the end, was High Tide from Blondie, which is a great song for cruising.

[Acadian]

Works well now and a fun vid! I love the open road stuff prior to and after Las Vegas and it is interesting to run through the middle of the city on I-15. Yup, those high rise casinos on the left (I noted Bellagio and Luxor) are right along the Strip. Oops - amazing how much room you have to allow for turns to keep everything on the road.

[Lopov]

I'm glad you recognized some landmarks. In big cities most roads aren't driveable, you can drive through but you can't get near most of prominent landmarks - in a way it makes sense, I assume that big rigs aren't allowed to drive deep inside city centers in the USA, just like it's in most parts of Europe, unless it's some very important delivery.

Turning with long trailers can be difficult, so I'm always happy when I see that there's no incoming traffic.

As a matter of fact I decreased the frequency of traffic because my game started to suffer from the glitch, where driving from a side road to a main road would cause endless traffic to be generated and incoming down the main road. Apparently it's a known glitch that occurs over time, so I made traffic now slightly more sparse.

[SubRosa]

Everyone is passing you, speed up!

Bon Jovi! I was not expecting to hear that. I always imagine that the only music a truck will play is Jerry Reed

When I saw the ferris wheel and lit up tower I thought it was Nuka World... Looks like you managed to avoid Driver Nephi and Motor-Runner in your drive around New Vegas though...

[Renee]

Here goes Lopov in his BIG orange Volvo cab. What are you hauling today? Looks like construction equipment of some kind. Some important job somewhere. Woo hoo!

Yeah it really is dark. That's exactly what the American west at night is like. Ha! The Vplvo's got the same turn signal noise my mom's Saab used to have

Wow, that's Bon Jovi? I've never heard this song before.

Everyone is passing you, speed up!

I was gonna say most driving games reward the gamer in other ways, right? Racing games.. you are rewarded for going fast and beating everyone else. GTA... you are rewarded with gold stars for causing as much havoc and crime possible. Truck Simulator rewards for following rules (or breaking them slightly, in the case of going slightly over the speed limit, I assume. Nobody drives the actual limit in America unless they're impaired or older).

Uh oh, Zero Tolerance Zone! You haven't been drinking, have you Lopov? I love seeing the opposing traffic coming the other direction. This is giving me nostalgia for my youth.

Whoa, I think I see Vegas. Watch out for ghouls and raiders and Khans!

The steering wheel has freeking phone call buttons!

Uh oh.... did you get stuck? Oh. I think you had to turn the music down because of copyright stuff. Bummer.

There it is Interstate 15 I've been on that highway before. How do you move your driver's head around? I know WASD = truck movement right? But I guess you're using the mouse to move his head?

Ha ha a street cleaner cleaning the highway! I have never seen such a thing!


Acadian I am also glad you got to recognize some landmarks and buildings.

This post has been edited by Renee: Jul 27 2020, 01:44 PM

[Lopov]

@SubRosa - sometimes I overtake others as well, but that usually means that I'm not having a trailer attached.

@Renee - that song from Bon Jovi has been very popular here.

You can earn a bonus if you deliver some cargo very quickly, but that usually means going over speed limit, which in turn increases a chance for a fine or even for an accident. Fines are fairly high, so there's no point in driving fast, because bonuses for quick deliveries aren't that high.

You control the camera around with your mouse, it can be fairly difficult to rotate the camera around and manage your truck driving completely straight.

Street cleaners here are fairly common, but they clean up roads, where higher speeds are allowed, at late nights only. If sober, you can't miss them, because they have dozens of flashing blinkers.

I took the following pics a while ago, but I'm fairly certain that the first ones are from Portland.

Keep to the right

Police on the left

The town of bridges

Destination Seattle

On the bridge again

Some go east, but we go north

Posing

Seattle

Seattle 2

Chopper in the air

What's that landmark in the distance, citizens of the US?

I don't know the answer but maybe some of you would know.

Renee, what's the name of the volcano, that you asked me about, if it's present in the game?

This post has been edited by Lopov: Aug 4 2020, 08:34 PM

[Renee]

Mount Saint Helens is the volcano. It blew up on my mom's birthday when I was in grade school.

I check out the rest of the pics later... getting out of work now.

[SubRosa]

I have no idea what that big building in the distance is in the last pic. I am from Detroit. All I know about Seattle is the space needle, coffee, and Nirvana. Oh, and Shadowrun of course.

[Acadian]

Some great pictures up around Seattle. The game looks just great! Posing - lol! Sorry, I'm not familiar with that big blockish building in the distance either.

Some great pictures up around Seattle. The game looks just great! Posing - lol! Sorry, I'm not familiar with that big blockish building in the distance either.

[macole]

I’ve never been to Seattle but going by the shape it could be the Pacific Medical Center

[SubRosa]

Or it could be Barad-Dur

[Lopov]

I check out the rest of the pics later... getting out of work now.

I checked the wiki and it's in the game. I haven't noticed it yet, however.

Some great pictures up around Seattle. The game looks just great! Posing - lol! Sorry, I'm not familiar with that big blockish building in the distance either.

Trucks like to pose too.

I’ve never been to Seattle but going by the shape it could be the Pacific Medical Center

Okay, thanks, I'll check if that'll come up with any results in the ATS wiki.

Or it could be Barad-Dur

EDIT: The Pacific MC didn't come up among results, but the Pacific Tower did. This could be it, I think. Some additional googling revealed that the Pacific Tower used to be known as the Pacific Medical Center.

for macole.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Aug 5 2020, 08:32 AM

[Renee]

Yes, the third picture is definitely Portland. Gosh I miss that town. Steel Bridge is the one with the pulleys up top in the far distance. The next bridge (closer) is Burnside. That's where I almost got ambushed in that bicycle protest! Hawthorne is the closest bridge, I think. See, that is Interstate 5. In those days I mostly lived on the right side of town, either Northeast or Southeast.

I am thinking the "on the bridge" pic is the bridge going over the Columbia River? So that would be just after leaving Portland, right? That bridge goes into Vancouver, which is the first town north, so now you'd be in Washington. If you ever do that route again look to the right with your mouse. Mount Saint Helens should be to the right somewhere north of Vancouver.

Ah, no Space Needle. Too bad. That's the only landmark I know in Seattle. Seattle and Portland are both famous for microbrews (homemade beers, sort of) grunge music (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, etc.) and coffee coffee coffee. My theory: coffee is important because most of the year, let's say 8 or 9 months, are 'bad' weather. Important to keep one from getting depressed, coffee is.

And I think that's my fixation with gaming during bad weather. When I lived there, Tomb Raider became my favorite game once I discovered it. I'd be gaming for stupid hours as it was overcast / rainy. Because if you live there and it's nice outside, you'd better get out and enjoy it because it could be days or weeks before it's nice again, sometimes!

[Lopov]

Yes, you're right, I crossed that bridge when I was leaving Portland behind. Now I know where to look for the volcano. I'm glad that you're remembering events from your past through the game.

Desert road

Carson City

Ever since my childhood I've known all capitals (and flags) of every world country. Mostly thanks to my unfortunately too-early deceased uncle who taught me this stuff. When I mastered all capitals, we went on learning capitals of all US states. I remember that Nevada was one of the first states, whose capital I learned. So Carson City is more or less stuck in my memory for good. I don't remember the capitals of every US state anymore, but I'd probably get around 40 of them still correct. Anyway...

Anyone recognize this landmark in Carson City?

Long load

From the front side

Destination: Olympia

In Olympia I bought this garage, hired my first driver, gave her my Volvo to drive and bought myself...

...the white beast Kenworth!

I love pearl white vehicles in real life, which explains the choice behind the color

Inside

Just like it takes in real life to get used to a new vehicle, so it's in this game. You can't just hop in and expect that it'll drive in the same way. Kenworth is way faster, which means that I must start braking earlier to stop on time, it's front part is longer and wider, so I must get used to cornering. But I'll be able to haul heavier cargo with it.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Aug 6 2020, 06:37 PM